Cultivator, planter, and roller.



No. 800,050. 'PATBNTBD 1017.201000 Y Pl Pl J GULTIVA'TOR, PLANTBR, AND RIQLER.. APPLIoAtrroN' FILED sEPT. '1, 1006.

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Fig. 2 is a rear elevation of the e. Fig. 3 is a sectional elevation, and F is a sectional elevation illustratin a dlcation Corresponding parts in t e s` ral iigures are indicated throughout by si ar characters of reference.

y The frame of the improved i ement has been shown of rectangular sh the same being composed of the side me rs 1 1 and front and rear cross-bars 2 a 3, to the former of which is attached a n member, here illustrated as consisting tongue 4 and an equalizer 5 supported t` eon. The side members of the frame sup t a pair of Yarches or inverted yokes 6 6, ca ng a seedboX 7, adjacent-to the botto f which a shaft Skis supported for rotati said shaft being provided with corrugat wheels or cylinders 9, operating adjacen the feedopenings 10 in the bottom of; seedboX, said rollers being disposed wit discharge- FRANKLIN P. BURDGE,

ro4 Annrsor GULTIV` i Applic To @ZZ whom it may concern,`

lBe it known that l, FRANKLI a citizen of the United State Muncie, in the county of Delaw of Indiana, have invented a n Cultivator, Planter, and Roller BRDGE, esiding at and State This invention relatesto i rolling and cultivating the soil seed, and for cultivating the and it'has for its object to sim prove the construction ando'p' With these and other ends will readily appear as thenat vention is better understood, t sists in the improved construct arrangement and combinati which will be hereinafter fully c particularly pointed out in the In the accompanying drawi illustrated a simple and preferr invention, it being, however, u a no limitation is necessarily ma cise structural details therein e blted, but that chan es and modiiicatio lthin the scope of t e invention mayb ade when desired. s

In said drawings, Figure 1 view of an implement construc ance with the principles of t s outs 11, provided in their r discharge-openings 12.

A T Esf MUNcIE, INDIANA,l AssIGNoR or I ONE-THIRD HoPPEs, or MUNoiE, iNDiANA.'

R5 PLANTER, AND ROLLER.

icaton of Letters Patent. led Septamber7. 1905. Serial No. 277,337.

PATENT orrron.-

Patented Nov.- 28, 1905.

A shaft or axle `13, supportedfor rotation in the side members of the frame, is equipped with a pair of spaced rollers 14, provided with clod-crushing spikes 15. The shaft 13 carries between the rollers a sprocket-wheel 16, which is connectd by a chain`17 with a sprocket-wheel 18, which is mounted loosely upon the shaft 8 and which has a clutch member 19 capable of engagement with a clutch member 20 upon a sleeve 21, which is feathered upon the shaft 8. -The sleeve 21 has an annular groove 22, engaged by a bifurcated shipping-lever 23, whereby it maybe thrown into or out of engagement with the sprocket-wheel 18, thusenabling the latter and the shaft 8 to be driven from the aXle 13.

The rear frame member 3 is'provided with 'l a plurality of eyebolts 24, hingedly connected with eyebolts 25, connected with a bar 26 which is thereby hingedly connected with the main frame. The bar 26 is provided at the ends thereof with rearwardly-extending brackets 27, supporting a rod or bar 28, which is of zigzag shape, or provided with a plurality of oppositely-extending cranks 29, upon each of which a spring harrow-tooth or cultivator-tooth 30vis secured, said teeth being thusl arranged in sta gered or zigzag order. The extremitiesl o? the rod or bar 28 are provided with eyebolts or hook members 31, engaging eyebolts 32 near the ends of the rear cross-bar 3 of the frame, thus reinforcing the ends of the rod or bar 28.

The bar 26 is provided with a hand-lever 33, whereby it may be raised suiciently to elevate the harrow or cultivator teeth from ground-engaging position when desired. A suitably-sup orted seat 34 is provided, the same being ocated in such a position that the operator may readily manipulate the lever 33.

The zigzag bar 28 includes a central detachable member 35, carrying a harrow or cultivator tooth 36, which operates in rear of the space between the rollers 14. When it is desired to cultivate growing plants, the central member or sectlon is detached, as shown in Fig. 2, so that the implement may be used successfully as a cultivator for young plants.

The harrow or cultivator teeth 30 adjacent to the central tooth are provided upon their inner sides with foot-rests 37, which serve... i.

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not only as supports for the feet of the operator, but which enable -the operator to push said teeth in an outward direction when desired in order to avoid injury to the plants. It is obvious that the teeth or blades are intended to be possessed of suilicient resiliency to enable them to be thus displaced.

In Fig. 4 there is illustrated a modification under which the harrow or cultivator teeth are detached from the rod or bar 28, and in their place are substituted drill-tubes 38, which are hingedly connected with their supporting-bolts 39, which latter also serve to securel in position the plates 40, which are forwardly extended and provided with apertures for the passage of spring-actuated rods 41, which have hinge connection with brackets 42, extending upwardly from the front sides of the drill-tubes, which latter are thus permitted to yield in a rearward direction if obstructions should be encountered. The seed may be conveyed to the tubes 38 through flexible tubes 43, connected with the apertures 12 of the spouts 11.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the drawings hereto annexed, the operation and advantages of this invention will be readily understood .by those skilled in the art to which it appertains. By the crushing action of the rollers the soil will be leveled and crushed, and the cultivator or harrow teeth will serve to stir and agitate the surface of the soil and to displace weeds and grass, thus preparing the ground for the reception of seed, which by simply substituting the drill-tubes for the earthengaging teeth or blades may be drilled into the ground. The seed-drills may be used when desired without previous preparation of the ground other than that of the spiked rollers. By removing the central section of the zigzag rod or bar the implement may be successfully utilized for cultivating the young crop.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is- 1. In an implement of the class described, a frame, spiked rollers supported for rotation in said frame, a bar connected hingedly with the rear cross-bar of said frame and hav- -ing rearward-extending brackets, and a zigzag bar supported in said brackets; said zivzag bar including a detachable central too carrying section.

2. In an implement of the class described, a frame, spiked rollers supported for rotation in said frame, a hinged bar connected with the rear cross-bar of said frame and having rearward-extending brackets, a tool-carrying bar of zigzag formation supported in said brackets, and additional means forhingedly connectingthe ends of the zigzag bar with the rear frame-bar.

3. ln an implement of the class described, a frame, spiked rollers supported for rotation in said frame, a supporting-bar connected hingedly with the rear cross-bar of the frame and having rearward-extendin g brackets and a hand-lever, a zigzag bar supported in the brackets of the supporting-bar, auxiliary means for hingedly connecting the ends of the zigzag bar with the rear cross-bar of the frame, and tools connected, in staggered order, with the zigzag bar; the latter including a detachable central tool-carrying section.

ln testimony that l claim the foregoing as my own l have hereto ailixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

FRANKLIN P. BURDGE. Witnesses:

A. C. SILVERBURG, FRANK GRAFF. 

